Buck Grove, Iowa Weather
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Buck Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast50%—84°70°—
- SundayJul 5Partly Cloudy10%—90°68°+6°
- MondayJul 6Clear——91°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°68°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail45%—88°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast45%—80°64°-8°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear12%—86°64°+6°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Buck Grove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Buck Grove
- Sat84°70°50%
- Sun90°68°10%
- Mon91°69°2%
- Tue86°68°4%
- Wed88°68°45%
- Thu80°64°45%
- Fri86°64°12%
- Sat77°65°8%
- Sun79°60°6%
- Mon85°63°3%
- Tue90°68°2%
- Wed88°68°7%
- Thu92°73°13%
- Fri100°75°13%
- Sat94°73°24%
- Sun86°67°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Buck Grove
SPC includes Buck Grove in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Buck Grove
- 51528